After spending the past 12 seasons with Tri-City (Wash.), Fred Ocasio (right) is the new manager of the Asheville Tourists.

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The manager of the Asheville Tourists, who once played for the franchise at McCormick Field, spent more than a decade with the same team in the Colorado Rockies' minor-league system, in part so he could spend more time with his family.

That's the story of Joe Mikulik, who put in 13 years with Asheville before being fired following the 2012 championship season. ...